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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John Waller
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FROM: arthur C. Close
; Deputy Chief, Cover & ane Staff
SUAJECT: CIA Relations with [iykes ‘Beoanshtp/ Company
REFERENCE: Review Steff, Mexorandun (H5-76-0421/4), dated
a 19 May 1976

; 1. Cover and Comerctel Staff (CC8),files reveal that three CIA
euployees served under cover of the/Lykes Steanship)Coupany. during all
er part of the 1962 through « One Agency officer was placed
abroad under (Lykes/ from 1961 to 1968. A second served under the
gama cover from 1953 to July 1962 before leaving the Agency to take a
bona fide position with the company; he later agreed to assist the

Agency as an intermittent source in from 1964 to early 1967. A.
third officer was placed with /Lykes/ih this country in 1961 end under
went training fn anticipation Of an overseas assignment; he was with-
drawn the following year when the assigament abroad was canceléed.

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